Question follow-through · 5486

Pigs: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 May to Question UIN 362, what her Department's proposed timetable is for introducing a consultation to ban the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
10 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 May to Question UIN 362, what her Department's proposed timetable is for introducing a consultation to ban the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As set out in the response to UIN 362, further details will be shared later this year.

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